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Musk and Trump: The Apparent Breakup Probably Won’t Last Long

Musk and Trump: The Apparent Breakup Probably Won’t Last Long
President Donald Trump and White House Senior Advisor, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk shake hands while attending the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championship in Philadelphia, Pa., on March 22, 2025. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images
Mark Hendrickson
Mark Hendrickson
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Whatever else one may think of mega-entrepreneur Elon Musk and President Donald Trump, we can agree that they both are strong, forceful characters. Nobody rises to the heights of success that they have attained in their respective fields without tons of confidence, initiative, persistence, moxie, self-assertiveness, conviction, etc.

Mark Hendrickson
Mark Hendrickson
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Mark Hendrickson is an economist who retired from the faculty of Grove City College in Pennsylvania, where he remains fellow for economic and social policy at the Institute for Faith and Freedom. He is the author of several books on topics as varied as American economic history, anonymous characters in the Bible, the wealth inequality issue, and climate change, among others.